Do you use Google Earth? Whats the most interesting thing you've found?
By Bizziebod
@Bizziebod (3497)
February 9, 2007 10:39am CST
I love looking on Google Earth and picking out different areas where I have lived, unfortunately where I live at the moment is all blurry because of the Army bases nearby! Although today I looked at the town where I was originally came from and remembered there was a huge wall around this one particular area (There was a mining disaster there in the early part of last century) and always wondered what was behind this wall! Well today I had a look and all there seems to be there is trees but at least is solved my 25 year old curiosity! What interesting things have your found?
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@Shelite (212)
• Canada
9 Feb 07
Oh yes and I love it! I have plotted out the places i've been...which haven't been very many but it's great to find out where online friends live and where their houses are on their street. My house is not yet shown. I'm in Newfoundland, my street is there but no houses. Wonder when they'll update more of Newfoundland?
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@Bizziebod (3497)
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9 Feb 07
Thanks for your information, I wonder whether they update some places rather than others? Strange isn't it, I'm going to go and have a look now to see if I can find some new estates that have popped up!
@Bizziebod (3497)
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9 Feb 07
Is your house fairly new? I thought they updated it pretty regularly I may be wrong! It's good fun though isn't it?
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@happymomndad (1035)
• United States
9 Feb 07
I use it, I like to show the kids were we and some of our family live. The most interesting thing I have found is a set or resorts in Suadi Arabia. They are shaped like palm trees and they are right on the coast. They are so big you can see them realy well on the satelite pics. I love just looking aound and finding diferent places, good fun for someone who cant aford to travel.
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@Bizziebod (3497)
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9 Feb 07
Yes it is a great tool for those who can't afford to travel and a great one to teach the kids some geography too! Is it Dubai's Palm Island you've been looking at? I saw a documentary on it some time ago and it followed the building of it - so fascinating!!
@happymomndad (1035)
• United States
9 Feb 07
I watched it on the discovery chanel some time ago to and couldnt remember the name, thank you for remindig me. We do love learning new things and the kids are never to young to get a little culture, even if it is just from a satelite photo.
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@happymomndad (1035)
• United States
10 Feb 07
LOL, it doesnt understand suadi arabia either, at least not when I looked it up months ago. We havent yet looked at the pyamids but I plan to now thanks !
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@yanjiaren (9031)
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9 Feb 07
oh my dad has it..and i kept looking at my hubby's apartment when i was in u.k so i psychologically felt closer..it was frightening though as you scroll over from u.k to u.s looking at the vastness of the atlantic lol..that used to give me the jitters thinking then of the airoplane ride lol..
@Bizziebod (3497)
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9 Feb 07
Oh thats quite nice if it felt like you were closer! I love browsing round it!
@Bizziebod (3497)
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10 Feb 07
That's great! I've had a look at some roads i've never been down to see what was there, it's also nice looking at big houses that you've passed and wondered what was inside! Or is that just me being nosy lol!
@timmysmycat (20)
• United States
9 Feb 07
I can actually see some of the plants i have in my yard and there not very big.
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@Bizziebod (3497)
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9 Feb 07
Wow how good is that? Thanks for you short but sweet reply :-) Happy Mylotting!
@Bizziebod (3497)
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12 Feb 07
Wow I'm going to look to see if I can see any crop circles the next time i'm on there! Thanks!
@urbandekay (18278)
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9 Feb 07
In China there is by what looks like a military base and area maybe one mile by a half and it is made to be a miniature landscape of another area complete with mountains, rivers, etc.
all the best urban
@im_theboss (384)
• India
10 Feb 07
yes, i use it quiet often. its just one of the most amazing products i have ever seen. its nice to feel that a camera is facing ur own locality frm the sky.
@Bizziebod (3497)
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10 Feb 07
Sounds interesting though! Perhaps some military operation maybe? Thanks you for your response!
@ScottTheGR81 (76)
• United States
9 Feb 07
There are photos of a huge 18 sq. mile prison in North Korea that they publically deny exists but they cannot hide from the satellites! They see all, the military has ones even more sophisticated, a teacher I had in Middle school, her brother worked in the pentagon, and called her up on the phone one day and told her to walk outside to her backyard. He then proceeded to perfectly describe her outfit to her. He could see her with a satellite.
Go technology!
@Bizziebod (3497)
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10 Feb 07
I've heard they can do this! I read somewhere that they did a test by sending some people to a field and they had to hold a book or a picture of some kind and they could tell what they had in their hand! Great technology but scary to think you could be being watched wherever you are!!
@blaze2night (89)
• United States
10 Feb 07
i've used it to look for my house and then i my friend showed me that they blocked out the white house
@mrbhopal2007 (31)
• India
10 Feb 07
It is good for people its help to know about place. its help in touritest.
@rahuldmhatre (736)
• India
10 Feb 07
i was amazed when i used it first, but then it was over dial up and the images took ages to load, but then when i got cable net, i was amazed at the speed and clarity of images.......i saw my home town and zoomed over my house,.....man it was awesome.....
@yogiraut (230)
• India
10 Feb 07
its the most interesting thing i have ever come across in recent times.U can view the entire world by sitting at one place and it s very real not like fake. Its absolutely fascinating , its like actually being there. i had a look at the most interrsting places on this planet.
@uralmt (7)
• United States
10 Feb 07
I have been using this software since 2005, and had tried to find houses of anyone I knew, but with no success, but just yesterday found my parents place, which I couyldnt find before, guess they're updating their system and finally including my family, lol
